The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 16, no. 3 (May-Aug. 1966)]

THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL'S MESSAGE

GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J, HEARN

My Fellow Guardsmen:
A busy summer of training has placed our units in a high state of operational readiness.
Particularly pleasing to me is the result of the 48th Armored Division encampment just completed. Evaluation of the 94 units showed that 57 were Superior and 37 were satisfactory. This is the best record the division has attained, showing progressive improvement since the 48th became an all-Georgia division in 1963.
Several factors account for the high ratings this year. Pri nci pall y the Multiple Unit Training Assembly (MUTA} should be credited with a higher attainment of MOS qualifications (95.65%}, greater percentage of weapons qualification (96.53%} and increased inactive duty attendance (95.70%}.
The division, with 107.47% of its authorized strength, brought 98.36% of its assigned personnel to field training and was supplemented by some 1,500 fillers who were MOS qualified.
I was particularly pleased with the fine basic training given our 1,500 REP trainees the first week of the division encampment. This rigorous training did much to toughen our young men and make them fit for unit training the following week.
Year-round training of our ANG airlift units has kept them in a high state of readiness, and they have increased their flying mi ssions to a point where utilization is averaging approximately 3.5 hours per day per aircraft.
Every Guardsman has reason to be proud of his performance this year and I am grateful to each of you for a job well done for your community, your state and your nation.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
Vol. 16 May Aug 1966 No. 3
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members af the National Guard of Georgia.

HONORABLE CARL E . SANDERS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN THE ADJUTANT GENERAL

LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor

Publicat ~ on and Editorial Office P. 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, Georgia 30302


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e Georgia addresses

the massed 48th Armored Division at

Ft. Stewart 13 August 66. Story and

other photos and text of the Governor's

remarks appear elsewhere in this

edition.

On 6 July 1966, the National Governor's Conference in Los Angeles, California resolved active support of H. R. 14556, the Technician Retirement Bill.

Lt Col James H. Hulsey, 116th Mil Alft Wg, Dobbins AFB, Ga has earned the Appurtenance (Bronze Boar's Head) to the Georgia Nation al Guard Service Medal for 20 years honorable and faithful service in the Georgia Air National Guard.
MAY AUG 1966

Senior Master Sergeant Robert M. Bryans, left, is awarded the Distinctive Service Medal of the State of Georgia by Brigadier General Paul S. Stone, Assistant Adju tant General of Georgia, right, in ceremonies at Dobbins Air Force Base July 17. Sergeant Bryans of 114 Lyle Drive, Marietta, Georgia distinguished himself by "exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the ~eorgia Air National Guard as Unit Training NCO and Operations NCO, 129th Tactacal Control Flight, Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, from 1 May 1962 to 30 April 1966. During this period, the exemplary ability, diligence, and devotion to duty of Sergeant Bryans were instrumental factors in the resolution of many com plex problems of major importance to the Georgia Air National Guard." Sergeant Bryans was further cited for his "unselfish devotion to duty," his "untiring intere.st i~ the Na!ional Guard," and his rendering "exceptionally meritorious and distanctave servace to the :ltate of Georgia, the Georgia National Guard and his country. " Lieutenant Colonel Iverson H. Copeland, Commander of the i29th, ob
serves the presentation ceremonies.

Guardsmen Head For Macon And 18th Annual Conference

The 18th Post War II Annual Conference of the National Guard Association of Georgia, is to be in session on Saturday and unday, lQ-11 September 1966, at th e Dempsey Motor Hotel in dow ntow n Ma
con. C olonel Andrew W. McKenna,
Association President, said the entertainment will include a fa h ion show for the ladies on aturday afternoon and a coffee on unday
at 1000 hours. A cellophane bag of one hundred
ldollar bills will be. give n a a door prize. Th e drawing for the bag of bills will be held on unday, 11 September and it will be nece ary to be present in the conference hal l
to win.

Three delegates will be given $100.00 each as expense money to attend the General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States, which is to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, 1620 October 1966. The drawing will be held on Sunday, 11 September, and the conferee must be present in the conference hall to win.
Registration fee for the con ference, including a cocktail party, banquet and a dance, is $10.00 a couple, or $5.00 for single.
The Adjutant General of Geor gia has granted authority for one delegate to attend the conference, with actual expenses from home station to be paid from the unit fund (State) account.

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Channel ll's documentary t eam Bill Young and Jim Young, discuss a film scene for "ANYWHERE,,, ANYTIME" with narrator Capt, Jack Walsh in front of the Nation's Capitol ,

Bill Young films Capt, Jack Walsh during a weather briefing for Channe l ll's color Air Guard program, "ANYWHERE oo,
ANYTIME,"

GA. AIR GUARD DOCUMENTARY HERALDS AIRLIFT TO VIETNAM

On Thur day, June 30th, 8:30 9:00 P. M. in full color - ha nn e l ll's ommunity Affairs Department presented A Y~ HERE ANYTIME - the thrilling in ide story of the Georgia Air ational Guard! AllTV' l ate t documentary focused on the ever-ready men of the 128th Air Transport qdn of the Georgia Air ational Guard - their global flights and the vital part th ey per form in safeguarding our national security!
A YWHERE ... A YTIME wa produced by Luke Greene, Director of ews, - pecial Eve nt and ommunity Affairs; written and directed by Jim Young of hannel ll'
ommuni ty Affairs Department; and narra ted by hannel ll ' s Jack Walsh, who has flown all over the world serving a aptain in the Guard on weekend and on special duty mi ssion
A YWHERE. oo A YTIME urveys the hi story of the .Georgia Nation al Guard - its present performance and it dynamic future. The documentary examine s the role of the Guard in national defense, in tate emergencie , and in its
eldom l auded volu nt eer mi wn the airlifting of Xmas gifts to oldiers in Viet Nam.
The documentary follows the
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128th as they a semble at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, and explores crew me mbers' jobs in the Guard and their ve ry diverse job in civilian life. This i the tory of Atlantans who are our next door neighbors during the week but who remain on active Guard at a moment' notice. Lending particuJ ar dramatic emph a i to the documentary i the film footage recently taken over Viet am during one flight which tran ported military supplie to aigon; and another during a night flare mision flown with the Vietname e Air Force. Jack Wal h provide a penetrating in-the-air look at the battletorn area below.
Int erviewed is Carl anders,
Governor of Georgia and ommander in Chief; Brigadier General Paul
tone, Air Adjutant General of the Georgia Air ation al Guard, who trace the growth of the Guard s in ce 194 1; Col onel Charle S. Thomp on, Jr., Commander of the 116th Military Airlift Wing; and aptain Lawrence lody, a combat zone pilot.
Among Atlanta's Air Guard me n who relate th e ir per onal Storie of invol vement with the Guard are: i\lajor Thoma affold, a uthern Bell Telephone ompany Di trier

Manager ; Captain C. W. Marlow, a

a Federal Savings and Loan Associ-

ation Vice Pre idem; Technical

gt. C. Lewis Kilby, a photographer

for the tate Highway Department;

aptain Carol Ingram, a fli ght nurse

for the Guard and a stewardess for

Southern Airway ; and Captain

John A. Blackmon, Assistant At-

torney General of Georgia. Gover-

nor anders has stated of these

Guard members, " T h ese are hig hl y

dedicated citizen airmen of whom

all Georgia can be justly proud."

Technical advisors for the docu-

mentary were: Lt. Colonel Douglas

Embry of the tate Department of

Defense; Captain Allen Mandel,

avigator at Lockheed-Georgia and

1 t Lt. Earl Leonard, Public Infor-

mation Officer for the Air National

Guard. Far East photography was

filmed by Technical gt. Glenn

Perry of the

Air Force with

cinematography by Lt. ol . Embry,

Bill Young els Anderson, and Jim

Young.

Copies of this exc1twg color film are availabl e from the P u blic Inform ation Office. The film is an excellent vehicle for gett ing across the tory of the A G' s a irlift role to the general public a nd civic group s.

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COLONEL CLARENCE B. IRWIN, JR.

MAJOR GENERAL JACK G. JOHNSON

BRIGADIER GENERAL ROY W, HOGAN

CI are nce B. Irwin Jr
Promot edI o Co IoneI
Lt. Col. Clarence B. Irwin, Jr. , commander of Winder's 3rd Brigade, has been promoted to full colonel effective 25 July 66.
The Atlanta officer is a graduate of The Citadel and served during WW II as an infantry compan y commander in combat on Guadalcanal, and New Georgia Islands and also in the Philippine campaigns.
With his degree in business administration and a fresh commission as second lieutenant, he entered service at Ft. Jackson, S. C. 27 June 41 with the 34th Regiment, 8th Inf Division. Transferred to Hawaii with the 34th Infantry in December 1941, he was reassigned to the 27th Regiment, 25th lnf Div.
For his duty in the Pacific Theater Colonel Irwin was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and Philippine Liberation Medal as well as the Combat Infantry Badge.
Returning to Georgia after 42 months overseas, he joined the 122nd lnf Regt in 1948, serving consecutively as company commander, regimental S2 , S3 , and executive officer. Assigned as lieutenant colonel with the 102nd Signal Depot, he later became division provost marshal and executive officer of the 3rd Brigade. He took command of the brigade 1 July 65.
MAY -AUG 1966

GENERAL JOHNSON RETIRES ; H OG A N G ETS D I V I SI 0 N STA R

Brigadier Ge neral Jack G. John son of Thomson, Ga., ha retired after servi ng three year a Assistant Divi ion ommander, 48th Armored Divi ion, Georgi a Army National Guard.
His post in the division has been as umed by Brig Gen Roy W. Hogan, Macon, who wa formerl y division Chief of ta ff.
Gen. John on re tired a fter com pl eting more than 20 year of military service a nd wa promoted to the rank of major gene ral. He enlis ted m the Georgia National Gu ard in February 1932, ro e through the rank and wa com missioned as 2d Lieutenan t, Coast
Artillery, in 1938. Elevated to captain in 1940 he
entered active duty in ovember of that year . He was promo ted to ma jor in Jul y 1942, and oerved 3~ ~on~h in the South PaCl0 ftc, part!c tpattng in the Guadalcanal Campaign and the invasion of Morotai . He wa promoted to lieutenant colonel in April 1943 and to colonel in February 1946 . He became brigadier gen eral in December 196 1 and was assigned to his most recent position as Assistant Division Com

mander, 48th Armored Division, on 16 April 1963.
Gen. Johnson is married to the former Miss Frances Hardy of Washington, Ga. They have two children: Nancy and Jack Jr.

Gen. Hogan enlisted in the

121st Infantry of the Georgia Nat

ional Guard in 1927. He received a

Guard commission as 2d lieutenant

in 1935 and was federal recognized

in the rank in 1939.

In World War II, Gen. Hogan

served overseas with the 121st In-

fantry Division. He was promoted

to lieutenant colonel, Infantry, on

19 December 1944 and served as a

battalion commander in the cam

paigns in France.

hortly after War II, Gen. Hogan

was transferred to the Far East

Command, and was assigned to the

pecial taff, Headquarters XXIV

Corps. He was promoted to colonel

Infantry A , 30 January 1947:

Gen. Hogan had served as Chief

of taff, 48th Armored Division

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t

tnce 1 eptember 1962. He is

holder of the ilver Star Medal

with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze

tar Medal with V, Combat In fan

tryman Badge and other Medals and honor

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An M-48 Tank of the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor, fires at a target an one of Fo_rt Stewart's tank tables , The Battalion is commanded by Lt. Col . Frank C. Davos
of Milledgeville.

Ri g o r o u s Tra i n in g Of 4 8 t h D ivi si on
Results In 57 Superior Ratings

More than 7, 500 Georgia Army ational Guardsmen, toughened and tanned by two weeks of intensive ma neu ver , returned 20- 21 August to their hom e
Behind mo s t of the Guardsmen were 15 days of rigo rou s duty, including four days and four night s in the wilds of Fort Stewart with frog , cricket , s nake , mo squitoe s and a couple of alli gator for company.
The 48th Armored Division, including Guardsmen from 68 widelyscattered communitie s had poured onto the re ervation by rumbling truck convoy two weeks earlier for training in their military sp ecialties.
Activities in the field included tank driving and firing, artill ery firing, patrolling, reconnaissance, vehicle maintenance, ni ght motor moves with only "cat-eye" lights, battles with blank amunition between " aggressor" and "friendl y" forces at night and all other pha e s of com bat.
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Recruit

tho e who have not

ye t taken six month s regul a r Army

training -- spent their first week

learning ba ic combat s kill uch

a bayonet fighting , hand-co-hand

combat, ch emi cal warfare (gas

chamber exercises) and physical

training.

The fir t four days were the

roughe c for the me n who were c ut

off from hot water for bowers and

s having, soft-drink machines, mo-

vies, air-conditioning and all the

other "nicetie " of civilized liv-

ing.

Camoufl aged tents, truck a nd

jeep became their living quarter

and offices whil e living in th e

tangled, swamp y bivouac a rea.

Persiscant afternoon thund e r-

s how ers comforted them s om ewh at

by re lieving temporarily the murky

atmosphere.

Mosquito repellant quickly be-

came a jealously guarded possess-

ion a did cig a rettes and the few

soft-drinks that so me Guard men

had brought with them in ice cool-

ers. Those without duty the middle
weeke nd took in movies or service club activities or visited avannah for relaxion and to forget for a while their responsibilities as ready fighting men.
Some of their time was devoted to on-post tra ining and duty including the old and ha t ed Army standbys, KP and Guard Duty.
Each Guard men compl e ted at lea t 88 hours of training before arnvtng back in his hom e-town,
Among the most highl y trained were 109 GM I Cadets, a n aug me nt ed group for Clas s No. 6 .
T h e me n received more than $1.2-million in pay a nd allo wances ac the close of training.
The dividend to the State and to the a rion how ever, is readi ly apparent in the stepped-up proficiency and re-born spirit of "ready now" in the "Hurrican e" divi ion. The Guardsmen brought home a total of 57 uperior Ratings - hi ghest in the hi story of the division.
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Smart-stepping commander and staff of 2nd Brigade pass re v iewi ng stand. Col. Buford A. Ingle leads division elements.

Winners of Gray Bonnet trophies display their awards at the 1st Brigade Review, Presentations honored the Guardsmen
or their units for outstanding performance of duty,

Generals of all shapes and sizes, active and retired Guard officers, stand with Col. Andy McKenna at the beginning of
the 1st Brigade award ceremonies,

Division Chaplains at school seated, left to right, Capt. Robert Fisher, and Ma\ Roy Pettway, Atlanta, standing, left to right, Capt . Clifford Jett, Monroe, Mal Howard Scarboro, Morrow, Lt. Col. Ralph Shea, Forest Park, Capt. George Greene, Stone Mountain, Maj . Cullen Jones, East Point, and Ma j. Av ery Graves, Norcross.
MAY-AUG 1966

Lt. Colonel J. M. Harmon\ 1st Battalion Commander of 179th Artillery, Atlanta, receives report of fire imptlct during range firing at Fort Stewart. Officer at right is Copt. James A. Wat-
wood.
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GOVERNOR SANDERS AFTER TROOPING THE LINE WITH LT. GEN. TRUMAN

Governor Praises Guardsmen For "Dedication to Duty", " Protecting We If a r e of Sta te"

Governor Carl E. Sanders flew into Ft. Stewart's Liberty Field with Third Army Commander Lt. General Louis W. Truman 13 August to be greeted by Major General Benjamin F. Merritt, 48th Armored Division Commander, and Georgia's Adjutant General Major General
George J. Hearn to start Governor's
Day activities at the post. Hustled off to the reviewing
stand on Hatch parade ground, the Honored Guest was treated to a bang-up reception - a 19-gun salute by a battery of the 118th Artillery.
Wheeling along in the lead of jeeps stacked with general officers and retired division commanders, the Governor and General Truman picked up Brig. General .Charles Davis, Troop Commander, for a close inspection of the 8,000 Guardsmen and 1,500 fillers lined up in mass formation under the hot sun of a Saturday morning at 9 a. m.
It was to be the last look for the
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Commander-in-Chief during this administration. His remarks to them were brief, but he showed his concern for their welfare and his pride in the job they are doing for Georgia.
He said
"From where you're standing this review may seem to be simply long ranks of men standing on a field under a cloudy sky.
"From where I'm standing, the impression is quite different.
"You are some 8,000 officers and enlisted men yet the sense of power and strength and readiness yo u convey is far in excess of your numbers.
"To statisticians, you are simply the 48th Armored Division and some 1,500 Army Reserve fillers.
"To your senior officers you are outstanding professional soldiers and citizen-soldiers.
"To yourselves and your friends, yo u're separate individuals who share common membership in the Georgia National Guard.

'But to me, at this moment, you are all of Georgia. Your individual units are drawn from 65 different commumues located throughout our State. You represent every profession every point of view, and every social and economic group in Georgia.
"Your diversity is overwhelming. Yet that very diversity makes this review all the more impressive, because here, today, every single one of you has found a common point of agreement.
"You undoubtedly differ on many things, yet all of you share a belief that through the Guard, you're performing a vital service, that you're protecting the welfare of your family and our State, and in no small degree, the security of our Nation.
"Technically, we're in a time of peace. We all know that this "peace" is actually an undelcared, hidden war, and that our Guardsmen and Reservists must be fully trained and constantly prepared to meet a Cold War blown hot.
"You have joined the Guard for many reasons, yet I know that most of you are on this field today because you want to be here in the National Guard.
"You enjoy the friendships and the spirit of working together toward common goal. You are proud of your hard-earned skills and abilities. And you are enriched by the knowledge that your State and Nation are stronger and safer because you are Guardsmen.
" As I stand up here today, I can feel your pride and your strength. I know of your ability and your fine record, and your dedication to duty, honor and Country. And I would like to say without qualification that , as Governor, I am proud to be your Commander~in-Chief.
"I'm sure I speak for every Georgian in expressing thanks for a job well and proudly done.
"Many of you have just returned for five days in the bush, and the rest of you are going soon. l'm certain, therefore, that all 8,000 of you agree with me that the best public speaker is the one who obeys the late President Roosevelt's advice, to "be sincere, be brief, and be seated!"
"Good luck and Godspeed to each of you."
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Lt. General Laui s W, Truman, Commanding General of the

!hird U. S, Army, Headquarters, Fort McPhearson, Georgia,

os g reeted by Post Com mander Colonel Hubert E. Strange,

Maj. General Ben jamin F . Merritt, Commanding General 48th

Ar mo red Division, and Ma j. General George J. Hearn State

Adjutant General,

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The Old Gray Bonnet Regiment, typified by this slightly bleached gray mare and buckboard, is recognized today in the form of headquarters units of the 1st Brigade, Lt. Col. Holden West, in confederate gray, passes the reviewing stand on Governor's Day to the tune of "The Old Gray Mare Aint
What She Used To Be."

Retired divis ion commanders were on hand for the 1966 re view of the 48th Armored Division : L-R, Ma j. Gen . (Ret,) Jack G. Joh ns on, Lt . Gen. (Ret.) Maxwell Snyd er, Lt. Gen. (Ret,) Joseph B. Fraser, Lt. Gen . (Ret.) Patrick E. Seawright, and
Lt. Gen, (Ret.) Henry D. Ru ssell,

Members of the Old Guard Battalion of Gate City Guard get front row seat at annual Governor's Day ceremonies, Group visited the Divi sion for two days before returning to Atlanta. Host organization was Col. Clarence B. Irwin's 3rd Brigade.

Capt. Strickland, the Commanding Officer of the Divi sion M.P. Company and M/ Sgt D. E. Harris admire the vast acc u mul at ion of trophies and awards received through outstand ing
achievements in training.
MAY-AU G 1966

A cadet "gets the word" from Lt. William E. Moore as the formation of 109 cadets stands at "port arms," The greenhelmeted officer candidates constitute an augmented group of
cadets for Class No, 6,
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Decorations

Awards and decorations honor ing individuals and units were presented to outstanding Guardsmen and organizations that gained recognition for noteworthy achieve ments during the past year.
The ceremonies were held at Ft. Stewart 13 August on Governor's Day and Georgia's Chief Executive and a host of general officers were there to make presentations.
Marching up to the front of the speakers stand, the persons to be decorated saluted sharply . In order of their presentation the awards were given as follows :
1- Distinctive ervice Medal to Colonel Robert T. Baird, Division
hief of Staff, for his "exemplary professional ability, tenacity, sound judgment and unwavering devotion to duty." Presented by Governor Sanders.
2 Distinctive ervice Medal to Major Henry D. Ray, Hq, lst Bn, 214th Arty, Elberton, for "hi drive, enthusiasm and realism in all training endeavors" of his bat talion. Presented by Gov. Sanders.
3 - Distinctive ervice Medal to First Sergeant Donald L. Hardey, Co B, 5th Bn, 108 Armor, Louisville, for "his invaluable ervice to his unit and the Ga. NG displaying ingenuity, tenacity and determination" resul ring in Superior ratings and mall-bore rifle championship honors for his unit. Presented by Gov. Sanders.
4 Governor's Trophy for Proficiency in Training to Co B, 4th Bn, 121st Inf, Thomaston. Presented by Gov. Sanders to Capt. W. G. Jenkins, commander.
5 Governor's Trophy for Pro ficiency in Training for 1965 non divisional unit to 406th Ordnance Company, Hines ville, now Atlanta. Presented to Capt. Guy W. Anderson, former 406th commander by Gov. Sanders.
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6- Eisenhower Trophy, for the most outstanding unit in the Ga ARNG, to Co B, 1st Bn, 108 Armor, Hawkinsville. Lt. Gen. Louis W. Truman , Third Army Commander, presents the covetc;d award to SFC Tyre G. Walters in honor of his 30 years service to the Ga NG.
7 Armor Leadership Award to Co C, 108th Armor, Dalton. Received by Capt. Eugene G. Rogers , commander, from Maj . Gen. B. F. Merritt, commanding general.
8- Adjutant General's Trophy for best Supply and Administration to Sgt. Thomas H. Mincey, Btry A, 1st Bn, 118th Arty . Presented by Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn, The Adjutant General.
9 Adjutant General's Trophy for Small Bore Rifle competition to Co B, 5th Bn , 108 Armor, Louis ville. Presented by Gen. Hearn to Capt. Yeoman E. Wasden, commander.
10- Commanding General's Tro phy to 148th Aviation Batt alion. Received by Lt. Col. Jack L. Conrad, commander, from General Merritt.
11 Best Drilled Soldier, 48th Armored Division, to PFC James
Thomas, Hq Co, 5th Bn, 108 Armor, Augusta. Pre ented by Gen. Merritt.
12 Neatest Soldier, 48th Ar mored Division to p4 Everett L. Odom, Btry B, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty, Baxley. Presented by General Merritt.
13 Provost Marshal's Trophy to p4 Moreland Smith, Jr., 48th MP Co, Atlanta. Presented by Gen. Merritt.
14 Old Guard Battalion of Gate City Guard Trophy to 448th Supply and Trans Bn, Augusta. Presented by Old Guard Commandant Brig. Gen. Eli White, Atlanta, to Lt. Col. James Ed laton, 448th commander.

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Chief Warrant Officer R. W, Stone, of Headquarters 648th Maintenance Battalion instructs Sp4, W, K. Paul, Pfc J . J, Tolbert and Sp4 D. H. Martin, all of Albany, Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 121st Infantry, on the correct manner
to check out a component of a Radio.

Di spatc hing Military Policemen to on intersection to control traffic ore Sp4 R. F . Wolfe and Sgt. H. D. Watts, both of Atlanta. Awaiting their assignments ore Sp4 Henry D. Teston, Jesup, and Sp4 Paul Moore, Marietta. Both ore fillers temporarily assigned to the 48th MP Co. at summer camp.

On the Target---- The forward observation team in action. Directing and correcting fire for Headquarters, 5th Battalion, 108th Armor, 4.2 mortar battery, Sgt. R. W, Bonk s relays in formation received from units of the Augusto battalion.

F irst Aid: Lt. L. D. Jacobs and SP6 J. F. Cope, members of Co D, 348th Medical Botto Iion, Macon, prepar e a bondage for
a simulated arm wound on SPS W, M. Wait s,

An ob servat ion point, manned by pers onnel of Atlanta's 1st Bn, 179th Arty, keeps track of the firing of the lSSmm Howit
zers,
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Mop-reading team of cadets gets practical expe rienc e in fi eld with compass and mop symbols,
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~ppointm ents

Forty-eight servicemen from all branches ore shown just prior to boarding a Geor gio Air Notional Guard c-97 of the 116th Mi Iitory Air Iift Group OS they headed for Trovi s Air Force Bose, Col ifornio, The group, shown at Dobbins Air Force Bose, Marietta, Georgia, flew directly to Travis AFB aboard one of the 116th's special missions flights to Thailand that deported Dobbins Air Force Bose on Monday,
July 11, The servicemen were stranded at Atlanta's Municipal Airport due to the airline strike, Transport of these servicemen is port of "Operation Combat Leave" in which Air Guard and Air Reserve transport aircraft ore used to airlift stranded servicemen throughout the notion during the period of the airline strike. (Photo
by M/Sgt, Neil Bates)

AIR GUARD AIRLIFTS SERVICEMEN IN "OPERATION COMBAT LEAVE"

Georgia Air ational Guardsmen hauled a total of 3, 226 servicemen as of 2 Aug to bases throughout the the country during the recent airline strike.
"Operation Combat Leave" was the nationwide effort of MAC and its reserve forces to relieve congestion at airport terminals where thousands of soldiers, sailors and marines were stranded.
Volunteer crews from the Air Guard, who are still heavily engaged in airlifting logistical s upplies to and from Southeast Asia, again met the challenge of the additional workload and spent many a weary hour along the nation's air routes dropping off and picking up equally weary troops.
Westbound to Travis Air Force Base, California, the Air Guard C-97's were packed with servicemen going to West Coast bases, the majority of them staging for overseas assignment, with the liklihood of most heading for South

Vietnam. Eastbound, the Georgians returned plane loads of combat veterans of the fighting in Vietnam to bases adjacent to their hometown for discharge into civilian life.
The airlift, largest of its kind, has already provided transport for approximately 100,000 passengers nationwide, much larger than Guardlift movements in previous years when the ANG took Guardsmen to and from their summer training sites.
Maximum loads of 7Q-80 personnel (depending upon available seating) were carried over most legs of the route: Air Guard C-97' s prepositioned at Hunter AFB, Ga. from bases at nearby Travis Field and Dobbins AFB at Marietta.
tops were then made to and from Travis AF B, Calif., at ew Orleans, an Antonio and El Paso.. Crew duty time for the Air Guard men approached 20 hours with a 15-hour rest stop at Travis AFB outside an Francisco.

MAY-AUG 1966

AIR NATIONAL G ARD
Capt James R Conway 2d Lt Robert W Gray Jr 2d Lt Burney W Rigg J 2d Lt William A Hill ' r 1st Lt Guylyn J Bowling 2d Lt Timothy p Tanner 2d Lt John C Wylly, Jr 1st Lt Larry J Taylor 2d Lt Paul M Faires, Jr Capt Henry R Coleman 2d Lt Carl C Powell 2d Lt Robert E Sellers 1st Lt Charles S Brightwell Capt Stephen M Smoker
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
1st Lt Rufus H Patterson, Jr 2d Lt John E Gossett, Jr 2d Lt Clelland A Tyson Capt William H Jarrett, II 1st Lt Charles R Hasty 1st Lt Tommy L Hilliard 1st Lt Melvin 0 Warnecke 1st Lt Robert E Karney 2d Lt Thomas N Archer 2d Lt Phil L Hatcher 1st Lt Charles E Nichols, Jr 2d Lt William E Archer, Jr 2d Lt Alfred E Arrant 2d Lt George E Averill 2d Lt Terrence W Bend ey 2d Lt Lurner 0 Benton, III 2d Lt Henry E Breedlove 2d Lt Frank B Chambers 2d Lt Lauren B Clute 2d Lt William K Cobb 2d Lt Richard M Coleman 2d Lt Richard E Evans, III 2d Lt Thomas E Evans 2d Lt Martin F Fitzgerald 2d Lt Albert F Flournoy, J r 2d Lt Truman L Glisson 2d Lt Earnest Green 2d Lt Martin F Fitzgerald
Researchers have determined that regions on the surface of Mars may vary in height by about five kilometers (or three miles). In the 54-minute swing behind Mars at a di stance of about 16,000 miles, Mariner IV radio beams were followed by ASA's J et Propulsion Laboratoty of the alif01nia Institute of Technology.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN ______________________________________________________________________

CAPT POLSON VIEWS HIS 406TH
Ga's SRF Units
Pass Readiness Test
Georgia's Selected Reserve Force (SRF) units of the Army Nat ional Guard, after six months of steppedup training at their Atlanta armories, moved into Ft. Stewart June Sth for two weeks of intensive maneuvers.
Being girded for the highest state of operational readiness, Guardsmen of the 406th Ordnance Company and the 124th Public In formation Detachment had established and met high training goals and inspection requirements in an ticipation of their rigorous Army Training Test (ATT).
Both Georgia Guard organiza tions from Atlanta were placed in a special category of reservists last D cember by President Johnson who designated certain national Guard and Army Reserve units, numbering 150,000 men, as part of this nation's Selected Reserve Force.
Meeting the challenge with over two hundred officers and men Cap tain James D. Polson, commanding officer of the 406th Ordnance Como pany, honed his men to a sharp edge of readiness. "Maintenance of heavy vehicles and other Army equipment is our job, but we are also required to know the rudiments of fighting, just like the inf~try," remarked Capt. Polson as he observed his mechanic disassemble an M48 tank.
Guardsmen of the 406th, and information personnel of the 124th were read y to meet an y contingency at the conclusion of their training June 19.
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Forty-three proud new second lieutenants emerged from graduation ceremonies of the Georgia Military Institute in Macon July 9 co become commissioned officers of the Georgia Army National Guard.
Major General George J. Hearn addressed the former cadets who have devoted a year of parttime effort to obtain the coveted gold bars.
Colonel Andrew W. McKenna , Commander of Macon's 1st Brigade, Ga. Arm y ational Guard, also spoke to the group Saturday afternoon shortly before they were sworn in as officers by Brig. Gen. Charlie F. Camp, Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for Army.
Lt. Col. Gene L. Hodges , Commandant of GMl, was Master of Ceremonies. a med Honor Graduates were: Joseph H. Sadler, Atlanta, Outs tanding Graduate; Willi am K. Cobb, Milledgeville, Out standing Command Ability; William E. Saxon, avannah, Distinguished Graduate; Alfred E. Arrant, Colum bus, Outstanding Leader ; and Jackie L. Perry, Swainsboro, Out standing Instructor.
CWO HAGINS RETIRES
A Guardsmen since 12 January 1928, Chief Warrant Officer George C. Hagins, Sr. of tatesboro retired after 23 years of honorable and faithful service effective 15 July.
Joining the State Staff Enl Det and Btry A, 264th CA Bn, he served until 1 July 39. Records show he next served in Georgia as a member of Hq & Hq Btry, l01st AAA Gun Bn, from 8 June 53 to time of re tirement as a member of HHC, 3rd Bn, 121st Inf.
CWO Hagins was extended the best wishes of the Georgia N arion al Guard on the occasion of his retirement.

COLONEL WILLIAM A. WAY
Vet 224th Cmdr Bill Way Retires
Lt. Col. William A. Way, veteran commandt:rof the AirGuard's 22 qth Radio Relay Squadron at Sr. Simons Island, retired after completing 28 years commission ed service and has been promoted to full colonel .
For his dedicated service to the State, Col. Way was present ed with the Distinctive Service Medal - the highest honor the State can bestow. The presenta tion was made by Brig. Gen . Paul S. Stone, Asst. AG of Ga. for Air at Col. Way 's official retirement ceremonies at St. Simons in May.
Colonel Way was a glider pilot during World War II, serving in that capacity from 20 May 1942 until 14 ovember 1950. He was recalled during the Korean Crisis and served in a command position from 14 December 1950 until 13 eptember 1952.
Upon release from the Air Force for the second time, he was instrumental in reactivating and locating the Air Guard unit on St. Simons Island, serving as commander of communications unit for 16 years.
His successor is Major Albert V. Medlin, Jr. of St. Simons Island.

The following wardsmen have retired after more than 20 years of "hon orable and faithful service" to our State and Nation:
PSGT Orvil E. Thompson, Co B, 1st Bn, 121st lnf SPS Marvin U. King, HHC, 1st Bde SSGT William A. Denby, HHC, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf MSGT Jack L. Sames, HH&SB, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty MSGT Winfred A. Cook, Trp A, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav SSGT Earnest Camp, Co B, 2nd Bn, 108th Armor The best wishes of the National Guard of Georgia were extended to these Guardsmen upon the occasion of their retirement.

MAY AUG 1966

------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

129TH TAC CONTROL FL T HAS OPEN HOUSE AT TNG SITE

COMMUNICATION S GEAR OF 129TH AT SARDIS DAM, MISS.

129 TAC C0 N FLT
Radar Sweeps
Mississippi Sky
Participating in "Exercise Southl a nd, " Air Guardsmen from the 129th Tactical Control Flight from Marietta set up their radar antennas and other communications equipment at picturesque Sardis Lake, Mississippi, June 11 for 15 days of active duty.
Joining - by radio relay -the 117th Tac Con Sqdn, Ga ANG, from Savannah , which was a] so in training at Tombigbee State Park, Tupelo, Miss., the 129th and its sister flight from Dothan , Ala. (located at Demopolis, AI a. for t he exercise) vectored some 40- 50 aircraft dail y by use of its complex aircraft control and warning equipment.
Commanded by Lt. Col. lverson H. Copeland, the 129th used radar and UHF communications to train their more than 200 airmen in the proper control of tactical aircraft.
Set up to operate on a 24-hour a day basis in necessary, the 129th had it personn e l on 12-hour duty. Highlight of the encampment was the un expect ed interest of over 400 visitors to the 129th' s Open House unday a fternoon June 19th. Ci tizen of the communities of
ardi s and Panola County were treated to a briefing and tour of faciliti e and viewe d the array of radar gear.
MAY -A UG 1966

Rho des' 117t h TC S
l n'Opn Sout hla nd'
Savann ah's 117th Tactical ntrol Squadron under the command of Colonel Creighton L. Rhodes participated in its annual Field Training Exercise at Tombigbee tate Park near T upelo, Mississippi during the period 11 June th ru 25 June 1966.
This Exercise was known as OPERATIO SOUTHLAND and it involved the 115th Tactical Control Flight from Dothan , Alabama, and the 129th Tactical Control Flight from Marietta, Georgia. The 115th TCF was deployed to Demopolis, Alabama, and the 129th TCF to Sardis, Mississippi. ,\ll three units operated under actual field conditions for the two week period.
A radar network was setup with the three units which covered approximately a 500 mile radius. Live aircraft from Birmingham, Al a., Memphis, Tenn. , New Orleans, La., Meridian, Miss., and Fort Smith, Ark . , were utilized throughout the exercise to run intercepts and close air support missions.
The training received by all three units was the most beneficial ever received during a two-week period. Over three hundred live intercepts were accomplished by the Controllers of the three units. All three units deployed their equipment to the training site by Motor Convoy. The main body of the 11 7th TCS was flown to Columbus AFB, Mississippi by the 165th Military Airlift Gp., Ga ANG .

Potts, Pat tonReti re
Lt. Col. Irwin L. Pott s, Jr., Commander, 165th Supply Sqdn, Savannah , retired after more th an 20 years of "honorable and faithful service" and ha been promoted to colonel effective 18 July.
Colonel Potts, a pilot during WW II , joined the Ga ANG 7 Sep 47 a a captain and went on active duty wi th the avannah quadron 10 Oct 50 for the Korean conflict.
Returning to the 158th Fighter quadron in 1952, he erved a year before tran (erring to the AF Res. He again igned up with the Air Guard in 1958.
The be t wi he of the National Guard of Georgia were extended Col. Pott upon hi retirement.
Arthur R. Patton, long-time Georgia Air ational Guardsman, retired after serving more than twenty years "honorably and faith fully," and was promoted to lieu tenant colonel.
Lt. Col. Patton was for many years an air technician specializing as a training officer. He fir t en li sted in the AAF 6 Apr 42. After WW II, he enlisted in the Air Guard' s 54th Fighter Wing and was commissioned 27 ov 48.
Col. Patton served with the Air Guard during the Korean Conflict and returned to continue his service at Dobbins AFB.
The personable and popular of ficer , who contributed immeasurably to the success of the Air Guard program in its formative and latter years, was extended the best wish es of the National Guard of Georgia upon the occasion of his retirement.
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Carrying t heir patient- Kathie Jo Nich ol s- a board a C- 97
tra ns port of the l65th Military Airlift Group, is TSgt Joseph L. B uhler in the front, and A2C Go rdon Bray, J r.

Insuri ng the c omfort of their patient, med ical person ne l o f the !58th Aero medical Evacuati on Fl ig ht, a re from left to r ight, TS gt Jo seph L. Buhler, A2C Gord a n Bray, Jr. , and
Capta in Martha A, Ande rs o n, Chief Nurse.

1581 h Aer omedi cs
Air I iftCrash Victim
Members of the 158th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, Georgia Air National Guard, at Travis Field, Savannah, were called on at approximately 3 P .M. on 14 June by officials at Hunter Air Force Base to furnish aeromedical evacuation personnel to transport young Kathie Jo . ichols from Hunter AFB, to
heppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. he was to get medical treatment there for injuries he received on 9 June 1966, some 30 mile north of avannah.
Kathie Jo miraculously survived an automobile accident which took the lives of her father, Ma ter ergeant G B Nichols, of the U Air Force, stationed at Charleston AFB, her mother, and 11-month old brother .
The 158th Aeromedical Ev'acuation Flight medical team was headed by Captain Martha Anderson, Chief urse, T gt Joseph L Buhler and A2C Gordon Bray, Jr., Aeromedical Technicians.
The flight was made in a -97 tran port aircraft of the 165th Military Airlift Group, Georgia A G. The flight crew was composed of Major William G Goggans, Jr., Aircraft Commander, Major William J Crowson, Jr. , Pilot, and MSgts J arne C Lynes and Wesley E Vaughan, Flight Engineers.
After the 12 hour mercy flight to and from Texas, the Air Guard Medical and Flight crews returned to Travis Field with high hopes that their efforts will help a very courageous girl.

SAVANNAH CREWMEN EVACUATE W 0 U N D ED FROM V I ET N A M

Enroute to Da ang, Vietnam, the giant pot-bellied metal bird squeezed maximum power from its four propeller-driven engines and started its take-off roll down the runway.
The aircraft, a Georgia Air National Guard C-97 cargo carrier from
avannah, Georgia, had begun a 24,000 mile journey to Da ang, Vietnam, by way of Hawaii, Guam and the Philippine The date : June, 1966.
The Aircraft Commander for this particular flight was Captain J efferson B. Lanier, who has been fly ing for 14 years and is an Esso Dealer in Albany, Georgia. Another pilot , Major William G. Goggans, Jr., is a 12-year veteran and is the 158th Military Airlift quadron, in
avannah. The remainder of the crew consi ted of 1st Lt James E. Barton, avigator, who is a college student; M gt James Lynes Flight Engineer, who is a full -time employee of the unit; MSgt Carrol Jeffries, Flight Engineer, a service station operator in Tampa, Florida; SSgt Robert E. Hutcherson, Loadmaster, a full-time employee of the
unit; and TSgt Robert El Albritton, Aircraft Mechanic, who accompanied the aircraft in case of any main-
tenance problems.

At the first stop, Travis AFB, California, cargo for Da Nang was loaded.
It is at Mactan, Philippines, that final preparations were made for the flight to Da ang and return. After arriving at Da ang, and off-loading, the crew was requested by the Tactical Air Force to evacuate wounded personnel to Clark AFB in the Philippines. Everyone pitched in to install the equipment necessary to properly care for the wounded on the flight. The wounded we re delivered by helicopter to the Savannah aircraftsome were still being treated by medics for wounds Jess than 2 hours old. With wounded servicemen and a group of medical attendants, headed by a Doctor, the C-97 departed just before the base was closed due to action in the immediate vicinity.
On their arrival at Clark AFB, they were met by a swarm of medical people who took over the care of each of the patients as is he were the only one. Due to the limited parking area, the crew, tired but happy with the part they had played, again took off for Mactan where they spent a well-deserved 24-hours crew rest before returning to Savannah.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

DELEGATES HEAR GEN. I, G, BROWN OPEN MEET

MINNESOTANS WELCOMED BY PL AYBOY BUNNIES

ANG!MAC Mee t
Dra w s Delegates
To A tlanta in May
Georgia's Air National Guard hosted an Air ational Guard/ Military Airlift Command Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta May 3-5 bringing together some 500 Air Guard officers and airmen from throughout the United States.
General George J . Hearn, Adjutant Ge neral of Georgia and Brig. General Paul S. Stone, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, welcomed the deleg a tes as did Mayor Iv an Allen of Atlanta.
Brig. General I. G. Brown, head of the Air Guard section of the National Guard Bureau, Washington, delivered the keynote addres
The commander of the 116th Military Airlift Wing, Col. Charles S. Thompson , Jr., said the meeting was "probably the most important working conference held during the year for Air Guard airlift personne 1."
Conference Chairman Lt. Col. James H. Husley said, "this is a nuts and bolts session and it serves to standardize procedures of all airlift commands throug hout the country."
Featuring seminars, panel disc ussions and workshops, the grouptype conference served to pass along new knowledge and techniques in areas including personnel administration, finance, mainten-
MAY - A UG 1966

SGTS SEIVERS, BRYANT, L TS PARKER, CONN ER REGISTER AIR GUARDSM EN FOR CONFEREN CE

nance of aircraft, civil engineering and s upply - all compo nent of organi zations of the Air ational Guard.
While in Atlanta, the conferee were the guests of the Atlanta

Brave for the Philadelphia-Braves ba eball game.
mong the unofficial greeters were two bunnies of the Playboy
lub and two beauties from t he Kitten' orner in Atlanta.

Over and above their treng thening of the s trat egic re serv e, the Air

Res erve Forces have been of inv aluabl a s i lance to th e active Air Forc e

since expansion of

military acti ities in outbeast Asia .. .. The

trainin g activity wbicb bas consist ent/ contribut ed th e most to tbe activ e

forc e has been that of cargo airlift by aircraft of th e Air Reserve and Air

ational Guard. During the firs t fitJe montb s of this y ear, the y carried near-

ly 14, 00 0 tons of cargo to base througbout tbe world. Tb e figure repre

s ents almost eigbt percent of all cargo transported by the 1\filitary Airlift

Command.

Gen. J. P . life onn ell I , AF

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John L Dalzell Geary T Dooly John M Carmichael Wallace M Moody Marvin C Todd, Jr Warren M Bailey Robert W Gray, Jr George S Kinney Thurmond R Cooper
Henry G Shuman
James L Lightsey
Heyward Horton, Jr.
Charles H Hill
David H Bluestein John M Browning Pearce W Hammond Robert L Payne Clifford B Sowell Woodrow W Wheeler, Jr Bernard F Williams, Jr John C Wylly, Jr
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SCHOOL

DURATION

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A3C
A3C
A3C
A3C
SSGT SSGT SSGT SSGT SSGT SSGT SSGT 2d Lt

117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 128th Aeromed Evac Flt 158th Mil Alft Sq 158th Mil Alft Sq 202d Comm Maint Sq
158th Aeromed Evac Flt
158th Aeromed Evac Flt
158th Aeromed Ev ac Flt
158th Aeromed Evac Fl~
117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 117th Tac Con Sq 158th Mil Alft Sq

Officer Tng Schl

Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Tng Schl

Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Tng Schl

Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Tng Schl

Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Tng Schl

Lackland AFB, Tex

Medical Serv Tech

Sheppard AFB, Tex

Undergrad Nav Tng Mather AFB, Calif

Undergrad N av Tng Mather AFB, Calif

Grd Radio Systems Keesler AFB, Tex

Sup/Tech

Med Preceptorship & Eglin AFB, Fla

Aeromedical Evac Tng

Med Preceptorship & Eglin AFB, Fl a

Aeromedical Evac Tng

Med Preceptorship & Eglin AFB, Fla

Aeromedical Evac Tng

Med Preceptorship & Eglin AFB, Fla

Aeromedical Evac Tng

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Officer Trng School Lackland AFB, Tex

Undergraduate Nav Tng Mather AFB, Calif

12 wks 12 wks 12 wks 12 wks 12 wks 17 wks 32 wks 32 wks 48 wks
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UNIT

COURSE

SCHOOL

DURATION

Robert D Eckard Raymond P Leroy
Edward L Milam, III
James P Powers, II Henry C Chapman Donald C Reynolds
Ernest N Howell, Jr

PSG E-7 Capt
2d Lt
SSGT E-6 SP 5 E-5 1st Lt
Sp 4 E-4

48th MP Co HHC, 448th Sup & Trans Bn 406th Ord Co
Co A, 248th Sig Bn 108th Armor HHC 2/ 121st Inf
Hq Co 5/108th Armor

Inf OCS Ord Off Basic
Ord Off Basic
Inf OCS (RC) Inf OCS (RC) Inf Off Basic
Armor Turret Maint

Ft Benning, Ga Ord Sch APT, Md

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Aberdeen Proving Gds, 9 wks

Md

Ft Benning, Ga

9 wks

Ft Benning, Ga

9 wks

Ft Benning, Ga

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9 wks

Ft Knox, Ky

approx

10 wks

Promotions

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Joseph D Dismuke to 1st Lt Robert A Sloan to CWO, W-4 Francis M Holston to Major Robert M Holland, III to 1st Lt Jack D Britt to CWO, W-3 Wm M Holsenbeck to Capt Larry D Bacon to 1st Lt Walter B Green to 1st Lt Henry R Crumley, Jr to 1st Lt Billy S Smith to 1st Lt Joseph D Dismuke to 1st Lt Frank McAllister Huthnance to 1st Lt William B Herring to CWO, W-4 . John G Shamp to Capt

Allen L Miller to Capt William T Johnson to CWO, W-4 Jerry L Pickett to 1st Lt Warren 0 Carroll to CWO, W3 Robert L Cox to CWO, W-4 William Q Evans to Capt John W W.alker to Capt Herbert R Gresham to Capt
John R Doster to Capt Richard A Pittman to 1st Lt Charles R Conner to Lt Col Pierce M Mahony to Maj Lamartine G Hardman, III to 1st Lt Gerald W Bohanan to Capt W C Calhoun to Capt Lawrence W Mohn, Jr to 1st Lt

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William S Waldron to Maj Marcus L Winchester to Maj Mary Belle Harper to 1st Lt Judith E Carey to 1st Lt Robert C Pooley to Lt Col Walter S Schaaf, J r to Maj Richard D Lee to 1st Lt Robert Wilbur to Capt William P Bland, J r to Capt George E Hum sucker, J r to Capt Neal H Rainwater to Maj Lawrence D Ponder to 1st Lt J arne s E Barton, J r to Capt
MAY-AUG 1966

THIS DARING Y OUNG WOMAN ON THE STATION ARY TRAPEZE HAS HAD AMBITIONS TO BE IN THE FAMOUS CIRCUS OF A FLORIDA UNIVERSITY. A GRADUATE OF AN EXCLUSIVE JUNIOR COLLEGE, SHELLY SANDERS ONCE TAUGHT TUMBLING THERE AS A STUD ENT AND HAD HARBORED A DESIRE TO PERFORM UNDER THE BIG TENT EVER SINCE. THE CLOSEST SHE COULD COME T O THE REAL THING WAS TH IS EXERCISE BAR AT A LOCAL A TL ANTA SWIMMING POOL WHERE SHE ALSO HAD THE OPPO RTUNITY TO PLACATE A PUGNACIOUS LION. SHELLY, WHO MEASURES 34-22-35 , IS SECR ET ARY IN THE TRAINING AI OS
UNIT OF A FEDERAL AGENCY AND LIKES WATER SPORTS, FISHING AND DANCING. IT'S EASY TO SEE SHELLY HAS THE NECESSARY CH ARMS TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE BEAST. COULD B E TH AT HER FAVORITE TUNE IS "HOLD THAT TIGER!"

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48th Armored Division Maneuvers Stress Tactics, Basic Training

With barrels in perfect allignment, M48 tanks of the 1st Brigade make a powerful salute at the Gray Bonnet Mounted
Review.

Lt. Colonel Lloyd C. McNally (center) Sandersville, Commander of 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry, briefs Major William E. Cannady, Dublin, and Capt. Dudley Roy, Douglas, on
plans for movement into the wet rugged pines of Fort Stewart for four days.

GMI Cadets d oubletime by new sign of entrance to area at Ft.
Stewart. Augmented class of 109 officer candidates recei ved initial training.

Rigorous basic training, conducted fo r the Guardsmen who have not yet taken their acti ve duty basic: training for six
months, was given the 1,500 plus R EP t rainees,